“The president has denied it,” Graham said, according to multiple reports. “I have no reason to … you know, no. He’s denied it, and that’s all I needed to hear.”

Senator Lindsey Graham, R of SC, on the latest rape allegation against President Trump: "The president has denied it. I have no reason to .— you know, no. He's denied it and that's all I needed to hear."

Graham’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) slammed Graham for his remarks, tweeting, “Imagine if all accused criminals were held to the same standard of evidence to which Senator Graham, the Republican Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, holds Republican presidents.”

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee – who leads oversight of the country's criminal justice system and the vetting of its federal judges – says he is willing to ignore allegations that the sitting President of the United States committed rape because "he's denied it." https://t.co/PgrKKdg1eQ